The first day of being a bad girl seemed to have ended perfectly.

Dorothy accompanied Adele for a long walk around the estate and they had dinner together.

She also took Adele, who had dressed up and put on makeup, to meet an elder of the vampire race, a gentle countess named Moria.

She was a descendant of the Black Emperor’s bloodline and had raised Dorothy since she was very young. It wouldn’t be an exaggeration to call her Dorothy’s adoptive mother.

Unfortunately, it seemed that she was only good at raising children, but not at educating them.

Otherwise, Dorothy wouldn’t have waited until now to have her terrible personality corrected by Adele.

Or… was Dorothy’s bad personality what the vampire advisors around her expected, the dominance of a king?

 

Maybe, but Adele probably wouldn’t agree with this kind of thinking.

In front of the elder, Adele was polite and respectful.

And surprisingly, although she was a Sequence Five vampire, the lowest commoner, someone who shouldn’t have been qualified to enter this vampire territory, Aunt Moria didn’t look down on Adele but received her with her usual warm and friendly manner, making people feel like a spring breeze.

“What a beautiful young lady, our princess has good taste~”

“N-not at all… Princess Dorothy is the beautiful one.”

Dorothy blushed slightly when she heard Adele’s words.

Aunt Moria was very interested in the topic of Dorothy, as expected of a “motherly” character who focused all her attention on her child.

 

If Adele could maintain a good relationship with her, it would be twice as effective for her to enter the vampire’s upper class.

Wait… why was she suddenly talking about entering the vampire’s upper class!

Adele wasn’t a girl who would easily settle for anyone.

But it was easy to gain the favor of elders by acting virtuous and polite.

Moreover, Moria sensed with her intuition that Adele wasn’t a simple girl, her strength didn’t seem to be limited by her Sequence bloodline, which was very interesting.

It made one wonder what had happened to her.

But it wasn’t appropriate to ask about such things.

 

Besides, even if Adele’s strength was unexpectedly strong, she was still too weak compared to Dorothy.

Compared to the pro-royal faction that Dorothy represented in the vampire race, Adele was as insignificant as a speck of dust.

They didn’t object to the princess’s free love, or rather, they didn’t object to her taking by force.

If the princess liked someone, she could just take them, and any girl who was sensible and not foolish would eventually become willing after being forced at first.

Obviously, Moria misunderstood the relationship between Dorothy and Adele.

She thought that Adele was a girl who was forcibly taken by Dorothy, and a resigned one at that.

But in reality…

 

The one who was truly resigned was Dorothy.

Adele had finally made Dorothy make that difficult but necessary change after a long period of pushing and pulling, and acting.

“It’s getting late, I won’t disturb Lady Moria and Princess Dorothy any longer.”

Adele gave Moria enough face, knowing that she wanted to hear Adele address Dorothy as “Princess Dorothy” instead of any other intimate terms, that would be disrespectful.

In the eyes of elders like them, who had a deep-rooted concept of hierarchy, they naturally hoped that Adele was a sensible girl.

They could lower themselves to communicate with Adele, but Dorothy couldn’t.

And Adele shouldn’t forget the huge status gap between her and Dorothy.

 

However, she didn’t know what kind of effort Dorothy had put in to make Adele call her by her real name, instead of the title “Princess Dorothy.”

Adele also enjoyed seeing Dorothy anxious and flustered because of this.

The girl smiled playfully and turned to leave the castle, without even looking at Dorothy.

But Dorothy panicked and chased after her, losing her usual composure and calmness in front of her adoptive mother.

The girl’s pink hair swayed. Now that she wasn’t wearing twintails, she actually looked a bit demure and elegant.

“Adele! Adele, I don’t like that… I really don’t!”

“I don’t want you to call me Princess Dorothy, I’d rather not be a prin… ugh!”

 

Adele suddenly turned around and covered Dorothy’s lips with her own, almost pressing her entire weight onto Dorothy.

They were right next to the lawn, and Dorothy was caught off guard, falling to the ground.

But even in this unexpected situation, she still instinctively supported Adele’s waist, preventing her from getting hurt from the fall.

On the dew-covered lawn, the two kissed, both using all their strength, as if they were about to suffocate.

It was both crazy and romantic.

After a long time, the two had rolled from one side of the lawn to the other.

Right in front of the last rays of the setting sun.

 

Although they didn’t get to watch the sunset together, the afterglow was still beautiful.

Their bodies had also separated, each lying on the slightly sloped lawn, only their hands clasped together, their chests heaving with each breath.

“Dorothy, it’s almost night, do you have anything to say to me?”

Night?

Was this a hint? Dorothy was a little confused.

After a while, she licked her lips and asked hesitantly,

“…S-sleep together again?”

 

“Is that all you think about!?”

Adele rolled over, pointed a finger at Dorothy’s forehead, and poked it in a lecturing manner.

It didn’t hurt, it really didn’t hurt, instead, it made Dorothy’s heart feel a little joyful.

She had never experienced the joys and sorrows of ordinary girls, or ordinary love, but now, beside Adele, she experienced it all.

She realized that these seemingly ordinary things were actually more precious and eternal than royal power in this world.

“Then… I like you, I love you?”

“Don’t just say it, show it.”

 

Adele didn’t get a satisfactory answer, her lips pouting in dissatisfaction.

“S-show it?”

Adele laughed in exasperation.

She had just said that Dorothy only thought about lewd things, and now Dorothy was proving her right!

Just be the witch yourself then.

Give me your Vampire Princess status!

Adele’s mind was filled with complaints.

 

But of course, she wouldn’t say these things to Dorothy’s face.

Finally, exasperated, Adele flicked Dorothy’s forehead and said directly,

“Dorothy, you big dummy, vampires are creatures of the night, right?”

Dorothy didn’t dare to touch the spot on her forehead where Adele had flicked her.

There wasn’t even a mark there. On the other hand, Adele, in order to look cool, endured the pain in her fingernail.

This woman, Dorothy… her forehead was really hard!

“Yes, we are born of the night, we grow in the night, we become stronger in the night, of course, we’re not weak during the day either.”

 

It was said that vampires were afraid of the sun, but that wasn’t actually the case.

It could only be said that there was a big difference between vampires at night and vampires during the day.

So it was rumored that vampires were easier to deal with in sunlight, and then it gradually evolved into sunlight being the nemesis of vampires.

“And among them, you are one of the strongest.”

Although Adele’s words were true, Dorothy felt something was off.

“You are the true queen of the night, and I am nothing.”

Moreover, the turn in Adele’s tone made Dorothy sense a hint of danger.

 

The girl quickly retorted,

“No! Adele is my… the most important person in my heart.”

Hearing this, Adele smiled bitterly.

“It’s useless if only Dorothy thinks that way. You saw my conversation with your relative just now.”

“They were polite to me on the surface, but deep down, they still looked down on me.”

“I know, I’m not qualified to be by Dorothy’s side, I’m not qualified to be Dorothy’s lover. In their eyes, I’m just a little dessert that you’re interested in trying for a while.”

“Who dares to say that!”

 

Dorothy gritted her teeth, her crazy side seemed to be uncontrollable.

But now, this craziness was born from her desire to protect Adele.

Adele reached out and caressed Dorothy’s face, shaking her head at her.

“No one said that, but who doesn’t know it?”

“I will change this, change everything…!”

Anyone could say those words, but obviously, very few could actually do it.

Dorothy actually knew that she couldn’t do it with her current strength.

 

But she didn’t want to see Adele worry and be sad because of this.

She wanted to give Adele a sense of security, so even if she had to bluff, she had to say it.

Adele also understood this, so her gaze towards Dorothy became even gentler.

“Silly girl, if you really want to be good to me, don’t show your rebellious side to them while you’re still weak.”

“You can’t fight against their entire family now.”

“But… you have to become stronger so you can protect me, so we can be together openly and legitimately, do you understand?”

Dorothy trembled all over, but it was from excitement.

 

Because she never thought that Adele would take the initiative to mention these things because she was seriously considering their future.

In other words, Adele had completely forgiven her in her heart, completely accepted her.

Their relationship was no longer one of forcing and being forced, but one of love and being loved, a true love.

A love that not only enjoyed the present, but also considered the future.

But this also exposed a bigger crisis for Adele and Dorothy.

That was, their future wasn’t something they could reach just by their own wishes.

Dorothy’s background wasn’t simple, and neither was the world.

 

Before they could get too excited, the sentimental Adele imagined their future, a future filled with hardships and criticism.

She wasn’t worthy of Dorothy, this was a fact that existed in reality and wouldn’t change based on anyone’s will.

And Dorothy wouldn’t have anyone else but her.

This was also a fact.

So, not only Adele, but Dorothy also had to stop fantasizing and consider their future.

That’s why Adele said those words.

Dorothy wanted to say something, she wanted to say something to Adele in the last rays of the setting sun.

 

Perhaps a promise, perhaps just an expression of love.

But her lips trembled, and after a long time, she still didn’t say a word.

But this was a good thing, it meant that she had really taken everything Adele said to heart.

She chose to do it, not say it first.

Doing was always more important than saying.

Because no matter how much you boasted, it couldn’t change reality.

Only actions could change everything and create everything.

Adele’s eyes showed extra gentleness and approval, which was the greatest encouragement for Dorothy.

Then, the girl closed her pink eyes and kissed Dorothy again.

This time, she wouldn’t let Dorothy turn over.

She gently pressed down on Dorothy’s shoulders with her weak hands.

Dorothy could resist at any time, she could pin Adele down.

The power gap between them was like a chasm, even though Adele had now become a witch.

But Dorothy didn’t do that, she even felt a deep sense of powerlessness, a happy powerlessness in her heart.

Like drowning, like suffocating.

So, in this long kiss, Dorothy was always beneath Adele.

She was always on the bottom.